Reviews by jdklks:

Pours an incredibly light gold that is bordering on pale white. the head is bursting with tiny white bubbles that disappear inconspicuously but leave a thick ring around the glass. the smell is of citrus fruits with a bready belgian yeasty smell that is pleasant, but perhaps over-bearing. something akin to banana is also apparent.

very interesting flavor. tons of multi-fruitiness, the combination of which makes the particular flavors difficult to grasp, but makes for an interesting complexity. banana is conspicuous by its subtlety (if that makes sense or is even possible). through the middle a mouth-watering peach and apricot sweetness gives way to a nice hop bitterness through the finish and well into the aftertaste that develops quite nicely on the palate long after you've taken a sip. a lot of spices are present, most notably clove, which isn't my favorite, but here it is done well, and is incorporated nicely with the other flavors.

the beer is exceedingly carbonated and very light. easy to drink, but unfortunately limited to 11.2 ounce bottles.

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Really liked the nice golden color of this ale,with nice big rocky head that left nice lace.Very fresh and citruisy smel with a little yeast in the background.Fresh taste with some hoppiness to it,thirst quenching and very easy to drink.I do believe this is a organic ale wich makes it even better.

Appearance  Light, cloudy yellow body with a giant head that went down slowly and laced the glass.

Smell  Thick, powdery mix of spices in this one. The light hops are present along with some malt, but mostly this is dominated by white pepper and other light spices.

Taste  The malt flavor is there, but again is is overrun by a powdery mix of light spices that seem to drown out the crispness of the hop flavors. Theres also a lime/lemon flavor that doesnt go well with the ale.

Mouthfeel  Nice carbonation in accordance with the style.

Drinkability  This went down slow. Its light, of course, but dull and overly spiced.

Hand carried back from the brewery by a great friend!
Dated 11/2007, L04137/4
cloudy and orangey-yellow with a few bubbles seen rising up to a nice creamy froth of foamy head in a thick layering with some medium sized bubbles. Nicely cellard scents, malty and yeasty. Silky with a bit of bite at the end from the carbonation. Perfect amount of carbonation. Wonderfully dry. Great flavors. Bit of chardonnay, touch of red apple skin and grape skin. Just such great flavor and feel.

Presentation: It was poured from a green 750ml corked and caged bottle into a tulip glass. The label has a freshness date however it was unreadable on my bottle. The abv is listed at 7.5%

Appearance: From the pour I got a tall slightly off white head over a cloudy deep golden amber body. It has lots of carbonation flowing up to the head which helps its retention. The head leaves sticky lacing behind which coats the glass as I drink.

Smell: The nose is full of classic Belgian funky/earthy yeast with some spicy notes, light citrus and estery sweetness.

Taste/Palate: It has a sweet grain malty bready base with some light toasted and nutty notes. Yeast spice and mild barnyard/basement funk notes mix in and out finishing on the tongue with some light floral hop flavor and bitterness. The palate has a solid medium feel with lots of soft but lively carbonation.

Notes: This is an Outstanding Saison with classic Belgian flavor and complexity all in a deceivingly drinkable package.

750 ml green champagne magnum with no freshness date to be found other than the year 2002 on the cork which I assume it was the bottling year.

Appearance: Has a hazed golden cider hue, crackling carbonation leads to a fallen head though the lace sticks around.

Smell: Raw honey maltiness, brash grassy malt and hops, and herbal / earthy phenolic, cellar mustiness and yeast aromas all over the place. Suggestions of plums and mint come to mind as well.

Taste & Mouthfeel: Fluffy crisp on the palate, grassy from the grain and withered hop flavour. Hop bitterness is there but seems bigger only because it joins up with some medicinal phenols and a yeasty bite. Vague spicing and more grain in the mouth. Warming alcoholic esters are in tow but not without some fruitiness in hand. Touch vinous and lemony middle to end.

Notes: A simple beer, I expected a bit more. Rough around the edges showing some withdrawn complexities. There are other Saisons out there that are better.

large bottle, with cork and cage. Pours cloudy orangy amber, lifting a massive white head. Good retention, dissolving to a tiny bubble film. Leaves much well scattered lacing. Nose of spice, yeast, corriander. Soft mouthfeel. A hint of a mettalic note. Otherwise typical saison flavors of pepper, must, earthyness and a nice dry finish. Love this style, but this take on it is just so so. Still worth trying and enjoying with BBQ, and summer fare.

The beer ours a murky yellow color with a small white head. Not a very attractive beer. The aroma is light funk with some strong citrus lemon notes. The flavor is lemon, funk, Belgian yeast and some nice sweetness. A relatively funky saison. Medium carbonation and medium mouthfeel.

Foret pours hazy gold with a light orange tint under a 3” thick mousey head that looks like freshly fallen snow and very slowly collapses leaving art nouveau designs on the glass. It has a big saison nose with light fruit, spice, earthiness, bread and a light funk. Bready malt leads the palate seasoned with light fruit, malty sweetness, citrus, and a slight funk that becomes tart on the finish. The beer has an effervescent medium body – the texture makes the beer with slightly different flavors emphasized in the body than in the rich moussey foam.

This is a good beer that falls shy of greatness. I love saisons and Flemish golden ales and Biere-de-gardes and farmhouse ales and so on, but this is an average in that category. Still above average as a beer all around I guess. I never loved Saison Dupont and that's a world class brew; this is not but has the added appeal of being organic. Opaque peachy golden with lots of bubbles, little lasting head. Aroma of yeast, spice, and fruit. A fair amount of Euro-skunkiness from the green bottle that lingered, even in aftertaste. The malt profile is very soft, buttery, weiss-like, but the hops kick in quite sharply and set off the equally prickly yeast. Finish is spicy, peppery, cleansing. Went very nicely with a sharp irish cheese but did not advance to the next stage of transcendence. I'll drink this again, sure, but I'm not giving it a whole hearted recommendation.

Hazy and sedimented, color of darker pineapple juice in hue. Nice head, rising to an inch and generally creamy. Attractive lace on the glass. Slight farm aroma, notes of slightly spoiled wine and tart peach. Light and spritzy mouthfeel as most of the style. Lightly lemony and leathery in overall flavor with an impressive mid mouth bittering starting to seep in. The end note is diminished, a combination of very dry hopping and a very soft rounding down of the carbonation. Dry but subtle in the aftertaste. Maybe slightly more "blurred" than other Saisons but maybe more drinkable as well, without losing the hoppy hallmark that's usually typical.

Pours a hazy orange-yellow color with a one-finger off-white head. The head recedes into a wispy layer on top leaving solid lacing.

Smells of musty pears and green apples with good amounts of pepper-like spices. Also present are mild amounts of bready malts.

Tastes very similar to how it smells. Bready light malt flavors kick things off and are joined quickly by earthy and slightly tart pear and green apple flavors. Midway through the sip good amounts of spices enter into things and carry through to a crisp ending.

Mouthfeel is good. It's got a nice thickness with active carbonation.

Drinkability is also good. I finished my glass without a problem and could have another.

Overall I thought this was a solid saison but nothing really stood out. Not worth seeking out but definitely worth a shot.

Bottle, thanks to mat. Yeah, not bad, spicy, sour, yeasty and lemony.. No real problem with it, i guess it suffred from the competition it was up against that night, but not a bad beer by any stretch, some spicy, peppery, yeasty flavours throughout, not bad at all.

A- This beer has a hazy dark copper body with a thick off-white head that has a nice bit of lacing.

S- This beer has a yeasty flowery note to a club soda aroma.

T- This beer has a dry pale malt flavor with soft bubble gum that increases with warmth. There is a bittern finish with zest notes and a hint of green peppercorns. The finish has a dry sulfur quality to it.

M- This beer has a light mouthfeel with a full finish do to a big but tight fizz.

D- This beer has a dry crisp fresh quality with a nice peppery spice and a big club soda note with a hint of tonic quality. There is a nice hoppyness but not much in flavor more in spicy qualities.